Project Manager/ Estimator

Lighting Maintenance Inc; Colonial Heights (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance

Health savings and flexible spending

Employee assistance program

Paid time off

Job summary

Lighting Maintenance Inc. (LMI) seeks an experienced Project Manager/Estimator to lead roadway lighting and related electrical infrastructure projects in the Richmond area. You will estimate work, review plans and contracts, and manage budgets, schedules, manpower, and equipment.

Ideal candidates will coordinate field crews, manage RFIs and change orders, monitor costs and productivity, and ensure safe, efficient, and profitable project closeout for municipal and transportation projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management and/or estimating experience in roadway, electrical, transportation, infrastructure, or related construction.
• Experience working for an electrical, roadway, infrastructure, or transportation contractor.
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans, electrical drawings, specifications, and contracts.
• Strong knowledge of estimating, field operations, construction sequencing, and project cost control.
• Experience managing field crews and multiple active projects.
• Strong communication, organization, follow‑through, and problem‑solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and construction/project‑management software.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Estimate roadway lighting and electrical infrastructure projects.
• Review plans, specifications, contracts, and scopes of work.
• Develop project budgets, schedules, manpower plans, and equipment requirements.
• Coordinate field crews, subcontractors, materials, equipment, traffic control, and lane closures.
• Track labor, materials, production quantities, equipment costs, and project profitability.
• Manage RFIs, submittals, purchase orders, change orders, and project documentation.
• Identify changed conditions and additional scope and ensure extra work is documented and billed.
• Coordinate with customers, inspectors, engineers, utilities, and government agencies.
• Manage unit‑price quantities, T&M documentation, billing support, and project closeout.
• Proactively identify and resolve scheduling, staffing, material, and field issues.

Skills

Project management

Estimating

Reading plans/ drawings

Cost control

Crew coordination

Communication

MS Office

Driver's license

Tools

Microsoft Office

Construction software

Job description

Lighting Maintenance Inc. (LMI)

Location: Richmond, Virginia

Lighting Maintenance Inc. is seeking an experienced Project Manager / Estimator to join our Richmond Roadway Division. This position will manage roadway lighting, street-lighting, transportation, municipal, and related electrical infrastructure projects from estimating through final closeout.

We are looking for a hands‑on construction professional who understands both field operations and project financials. The ideal candidate can review plans, estimate work, coordinate crews and equipment, manage project documentation, monitor costs and productivity, and ensure projects are completed safely, efficiently, and profitably.

Key Responsibilities

• Estimate roadway lighting and electrical infrastructure projects.
• Review plans, specifications, contracts, and scopes of work.
• Develop project budgets, schedules, manpower plans, and equipment requirements.
• Coordinate field crews, subcontractors, materials, equipment, traffic control, and lane closures.
• Track labor, materials, production quantities, equipment costs, and project profitability.
• Manage RFIs, submittals, purchase orders, change orders, and project documentation.
• Identify changed conditions and additional scope and ensure extra work is documented and billed.
• Coordinate with customers, inspectors, engineers, utilities, and government agencies.
• Manage unit‑price quantities, T&M documentation, billing support, and project closeout.
• Proactively identify and resolve scheduling, staffing, material, and field issues.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management and/or estimating experience in roadway, electrical, transportation, infrastructure, or related construction.
• Experience working for an electrical, roadway, infrastructure, or transportation contractor.
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans, electrical drawings, specifications, and contracts.
• Strong knowledge of estimating, field operations, construction sequencing, and project cost control.
• Experience managing field crews and multiple active projects.
• Strong communication, organization, follow‑through, and problem‑solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and construction/project‑management software.
• Valid driver’s license.

Preferred Experience

Experience with any of the following is strongly preferred:

• VDOT or transportation‑agency projects
• Roadway and street lighting
• Highway lighting systems
• Government or municipal contracts
• Unit‑price projects
• Traffic control and lane closures
• Underground conduit, trenching, or directional boring
• Pole and foundation installation
• Bucket trucks and digger derricks
• Change‑order estimating and project billing

What We’re Looking For

We need someone who thinks ahead and takes ownership.

The right candidate understands how labor, equipment, materials, traffic control, production, documentation, billing, and field conditions impact the success and profitability of a roadway project.

If you are comfortable working closely with field crews while maintaining control of project schedules, costs, documentation, and customer expectations, we want to hear from you.

Benefits

LMI offers:

• 401(k) with company match
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Paid time off

Compensation is based on experience, estimating ability, roadway/electrical construction knowledge, and demonstrated project‑management success.